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About Me
- Rafael Lovato Jr.
- I am 27 and I have lived in Oklahoma City since I was 8. I received my Black Belt in BJJ in August of 2004 and I have been involved with martial arts my whole life. I started out with boxing, Muay Thai, Kali, & JKD Concepts under my father, who was a JKD instructor under Richard Bustillo. When I became a teenager, my father started to teach me BJJ after he discovered it through a JKD instructor conference. By the time I was 16, I had been to California, Texas, Florida, and I had even made my first trip to Brazil for the Mundials. All this was due to my father’s love for martial arts and the great support I received from my parents. Fast-forward ten years and now my father and I are both second-degree black belts. We have remained in Oklahoma and we run a great school with many high level students. My love for competition has stayed with me, some of my accomplishments as a black belt include: 2005, 2007, & 2008 Pan-American Champion; 2005 Budo Challenge Champion; 2006 American National Champion; 2007 European Open Champion; 2007 Brasileiro Champion; 2007 Mundial Champion; 2007 BJJ Competitor of the Year; 2008 Mundial Runner-Up; 2009 & 2010 Mundial Bronze Medalist
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Thanks alot Rafael. I learned this sweep from your teachers book Jiu Jitsu University. Now I have not 1 or 2....not 3...but 4 variations/combos off of the "flower sweep"! Please keep this blog alive!
Daniel Morias showed me that sweep. Hey Lovato, I repped your gi at Luis' tournament in Maui and got 2nd place.
Glad you guys like it. Congrats on your 2nd place finish, Arashl, and thanks for sporting my gi.
Oh and by the way, I showed my instructor (Aaron Moeller) your previous technique (open guard triangle) and he really liked it.
Don't forget to follow my blog!
Hey Rafael! I am a longtime fan of yours from Los Angeles. I was wondering if there is a No Gi version of this sweep.
You can definitely go for this sweep no-gi. Actually, Minotauro used this sweep on Randy. It is harder to get, but you can still look for some combinations off of it. Just control the wrist and kick with your leg. Timing will be very important and they will have to be a little off balance. Not having the pant leg grip makes it a little harder.
Hi Lovato, thank you for your input. I really like this technique and especially this set up. Also, enjoy fighting at ADCC!
Could you make a video on what you would do on bottom if your opponent is working a knee through pass?
Thanks. I will keep your suggestion in mind when I make my next technique video.
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